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Thompson is a senior with a ton of game experience. Your QB is a true freshman right? So how does he have experience dealing with noise or road SEC environments? I don't care who Sumlin has coached in the past- you're bringing a n00b QB into Williams Brice at night. Second, you won games by a TD because you had a Heisman winning beast QB to bail you out in shoot outs. Your logic about "one more stop" is silly AF. Please go back to your Aggie board and continue wading in whatever intellectual baby pool you're used to.

We actually don't know who the starter is yet. I suspect it will Allen, but it could be redshirt sophomore Hill as well who has some game experience.

Good thing that there is more to a team than just the QB huh? Oh I know I know a new QB could never go on the road and win in the SEC. I heard that a lot in 2012. But somehow we managed to do that in every single game.

How is the logic silly about one more stop? Here let me make this simple for you. Read it slow and it might make sense to you. If we are down by 7 at the end of the game and we would have stopped them on at least one of their Touchdown drives, then we would not be down by seven anymore...

Yeah and I come from an intellectual baby pool...

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We actually don't know who the starter is yet. I suspect it will Allen, but it could be redshirt sophomore Hill as well who has some game experience.

Good thing that there is more to a team than just the QB huh? Oh I know I know a new QB could never go on the road and win in the SEC. I heard that a lot in 2012. But somehow we managed to do that in every single game.

How is the logic silly about one more stop? Here let me make this simple for you. Read it slow and it might make sense to you. If we are down by 7 at the end of the game and we would have stopped them on at least one of their Touchdown drives, then we would not be down by seven anymore...

However, I doubt very seriously you have another JFF on your roster. Look, we are confident that we are going to win this game. You arguing your point isn't going to change that. Obviously, Vegas likes us, pretty handily I might add, in this game as well. Throw in the several suspensions that you guys currently have, a defense that was not good at all last year, a New QB, all of that on the road, and you can see why we are very confident.

No need to get so defensive. I'm sure your Aggie boards have a very similar tone.

We actually don't know who the starter is yet. I suspect it will Allen, but it could be redshirt sophomore Hill as well who has some game experience.

Good thing that there is more to a team than just the QB huh? Oh I know I know a new QB could never go on the road and win in the SEC. I heard that a lot in 2012. But somehow we managed to do that in every single game.

How is the logic silly about one more stop? Here let me make this simple for you. Read it slow and it might make sense to you. If we are down by 7 at the end of the game and we would have stopped them on at least one of their Touchdown drives, then we would not be down by seven anymore...

Yeah and I come from an intellectual baby pool...

Because the only reason you won those games at all was because of Manziel. So if you're going to say the defense improved this year to allow one less TD per game then let's also assume that you score at least one less TD per game since we can safely assume your next QB will not perform at the same level that Manziel did.

You don't seem to understand the dynamics behind a shoot out in college football. Manziel went into every drive knowing he needed to score because his defense was garbage. That's why you won so many games by a small margin. You can't apply that thinking to this season because I don't believe you have a guy who can will his team into the endzone this season like Manziel could.

Let me break it down for you. This is gonna be a tough year for TAMU. The offense is going to take a drop and the defense will not be improved enough to make up for it.

I predict that SC's defense will have a drop this season, but will probably still rank better than tamu's... Also, our offense is littered with explosive veteran players including a veteran QB (a big deal whether or not you want to admit it). We have the longest current home win streak. You should be chalking this up as an L.

We actually don't know who the starter is yet. I suspect it will Allen, but it could be redshirt sophomore Hill as well who has some game experience.

Good thing that there is more to a team than just the QB huh? Oh I know I know a new QB could never go on the road and win in the SEC. I heard that a lot in 2012. But somehow we managed to do that in every single game.

How is the logic silly about one more stop? Here let me make this simple for you. Read it slow and it might make sense to you. If we are down by 7 at the end of the game and we would have stopped them on at least one of their Touchdown drives, then we would not be down by seven anymore...

Yeah and I come from an intellectual baby pool...

I am sorry, but that's like me saying If UT had scored 1 less td last year we would have won. .. who are you?John Madden?

LMAO you mean that Mizzou game where he was pulled in the 3rd quarter and then Connor Shaw came back in to win the game... That one??? Or did you mean that fact that he is a 58.4 % completion rate with a 4 TD to 3 INT ratio... Yeah I tell you what, everyone should be super nervous of that guy's All World skills. Look he might be servicable and yes he has some "experience" as a starter when your real starter was injured, but he is not going to be setting any records. Be honest with yourself.
Not trying to be a troll here, just calling it as I see it.

I also want to point out aN inaccurate fact in your post. Dylan, in his career, has thrown 14 TD's with 5 Int's. That is almost a 3/1 TD/INT ratio.

Johnny Manziel for his career threw 63 TD's with 22 INTS. That is roughly a 3/1 ratio as well.

However, I doubt very seriously you have another JFF on your roster. Look, we are confident that we are going to win this game. You arguing your point isn't going to change that. Obviously, Vegas likes us, pretty handily I might add, in this game as well. Throw in the several suspensions that you guys currently have, a defense that was not good at all last year, a New QB, all of that on the road, and you can see why we are very confident.

No need to get so defensive. I'm sure your Aggie boards have a very similar tone.

Not getting defensive, one thing to point out is no one has been suspended and all have been reinstated to the team at this point. You are right I can see on paper why you would be confident.

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Thompson is not as good as Shaw IMO but he will be more than capable as a starter. He, like A&M's new quarterback, will have the benefit of a good line and running game. These teams will be very similar offensively. It will as 96 referred to it coming down to getting that one more stop. The good news for us is USC has more questions in the secondary than we do and are replacing playmakers in the front 7.

Thompson is not as good as Shaw IMO but he will be more than capable as a starter. He, like A&M's new quarterback, will have the benefit of a good line and running game. These teams will be very similar offensively. It will as 96 referred to it coming down to getting that one more stop. The good news for us is USC has more questions in the secondary than we do and are replacing playmakers in the front 7.

Not sure I agree with you on the USC secondary having more questions than ours. We still have Matthews playing back there right?
Two words... Wheel Route

I do think both offenses will put up big numbers that day. It will be interesting to see if our defense improves like some are projecting.

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Not sure I agree with you on the USC secondary having more questions than ours. We still have Matthews playing back there right?
Two words... Wheel Route

I do think both offenses will put up big numbers that day. It will be interesting to see if our defense improves like some are projecting.

I dont know about big numbers, were gonna try and grind it out with the running game and long possessions. Were gonna wear down that inexperienced front and then try and beat you over the top when you cheat up.

Thompson is not as good as Shaw IMO but he will be more than capable as a starter. He, like A&M's new quarterback, will have the benefit of a good line and running game. These teams will be very similar offensively. It will as 96 referred to it coming down to getting that one more stop. The good news for us is USC has more questions in the secondary than we do and are replacing playmakers in the front 7.

Yea, similar offenses except we have a battle-tested Senior QB who is playing at home. You have a green QB getting thrown into a hostile environment where we haven't lost in what? over 2 years? If it was in college station, the spread would probably be a pick 'em or close to it IMO.... but it's not.

First of all, addressing the part about everything being about Johnny last year, it was just that. Last year. Johnny had to carry a heavier load because of the extremely young defense and an offensive coordinator that underutilized A&M's tremendous running backs and offensive line, IMO. Now, Jake Spavital, the new OC, is much more like Kingsbury in that he will utilize the run game. For a green quarterback going on the road in an SEC environment, this is a luxury. And I'd expect A&M to use that a lot against the 3-4 look. A&M's offense will look vastly different without Johnny, but it will still be extremely lethal. I'd also expect him to try to get Cam Clear on a linebacker when USC is in that 3-4.

96, all indications are Howard Matthews had a great spring. With the experience back there and all the raving about Terry Joseph as the new secondary coach, I absolutely expect that to be a strength.

I saw on another thread about SC's spring ball that the defensive line was a disappointment and was struggling to get pressure on the quarterback. That MUST be fixed for South Carolina by kickoff.

Do I necessarily expect A&M to win? No. But, I do think people grossly underestimate us because of no Johnny. These are the same folks you see on ESPN you simply evaluate teams based on how they were last year minus the players they are losing. They give no credit to player development, and they give little credit to recruiting, at least in A&M's case. Regardless of the outcome of this game, A&M is going to surprise people around the country with how competitive they can be.

First of all, addressing the part about everything being about Johnny last year, it was just that. Last year. Johnny had to carry a heavier load because of the extremely young defense and an offensive coordinator that underutilized A&M's tremendous running backs and offensive line, IMO. Now, Jake Spavital, the new OC, is much more like Kingsbury in that he will utilize the run game. For a green quarterback going on the road in an SEC environment, this is a luxury. And I'd expect A&M to use that a lot against the 3-4 look. A&M's offense will look vastly different without Johnny, but it will still be extremely lethal. I'd also expect him to try to get Cam Clear on a linebacker when USC is in that 3-4.

96, all indications are Howard Matthews had a great spring. With the experience back there and all the raving about Terry Joseph as the new secondary coach, I absolutely expect that to be a strength.

I saw on another thread about SC's spring ball that the defensive line was a disappointment and was struggling to get pressure on the quarterback. That MUST be fixed for South Carolina by kickoff.

Do I necessarily expect A&M to win? No. But, I do think people grossly underestimate us because of no Johnny. These are the same folks you see on ESPN you simply evaluate teams based on how they were last year minus the players they are losing. They give no credit to player development, and they give little credit to recruiting, at least in A&M's case. Regardless of the outcome of this game, A&M is going to surprise people around the country with how competitive they can be.

I think the key to exploiting us on defense is running the ball. Every team we struggled with last year stayed balanced.

It's also the way to stop our offense. Make us one dimensional and take away the run. It did not happen much last year because Connor always found a way except at Tennessee and Uga but that was due mainly to turnovers at the worst time.

First of all, addressing the part about everything being about Johnny last year, it was just that. Last year. Johnny had to carry a heavier load because of the extremely young defense and an offensive coordinator that underutilized A&M's tremendous running backs and offensive line, IMO. Now, Jake Spavital, the new OC, is much more like Kingsbury in that he will utilize the run game. For a green quarterback going on the road in an SEC environment, this is a luxury. And I'd expect A&M to use that a lot against the 3-4 look. A&M's offense will look vastly different without Johnny, but it will still be extremely lethal. I'd also expect him to try to get Cam Clear on a linebacker when USC is in that 3-4.

96, all indications are Howard Matthews had a great spring. With the experience back there and all the raving about Terry Joseph as the new secondary coach, I absolutely expect that to be a strength.

I saw on another thread about SC's spring ball that the defensive line was a disappointment and was struggling to get pressure on the quarterback. That MUST be fixed for South Carolina by kickoff.

Do I necessarily expect A&M to win? No. But, I do think people grossly underestimate us because of no Johnny. These are the same folks you see on ESPN you simply evaluate teams based on how they were last year minus the players they are losing. They give no credit to player development, and they give little credit to recruiting, at least in A&M's case. Regardless of the outcome of this game, A&M is going to surprise people around the country with how competitive they can be.

Good thing is this team doesn't underestimate opponents. Maybe fans, writers & so called analysts do, but this team has a one game at a time approach and takes no one lightly. It's the biggest game of the season, and after that week 2 will be. This is going to be a close hard fought game though. The team that makes less mistakes, doesn't turn the ball over, and establishes a solid run game will win in my opinion. I can't imagine any team stopping a healthy Mike Davis in week 1 though. Throw in crowd noise (Yes it's that loud. No you're not "use to it") and the nations longest home winning streak on the A&M QB. We FIND a way to win, although it may not look pretty early.
31-21 Gamecocks.

We're returning more starters than any team that will be in the preseason top 25. Unless somehow Florida makes the the top 25 (unlikely although i think they'll win 8-9 games even with their schedule and finish in the top 25)

First of all, addressing the part about everything being about Johnny last year, it was just that. Last year. Johnny had to carry a heavier load because of the extremely young defense and an offensive coordinator that underutilized A&M's tremendous running backs and offensive line, IMO. Now, Jake Spavital, the new OC, is much more like Kingsbury in that he will utilize the run game. For a green quarterback going on the road in an SEC environment, this is a luxury. And I'd expect A&M to use that a lot against the 3-4 look. A&M's offense will look vastly different without Johnny, but it will still be extremely lethal. I'd also expect him to try to get Cam Clear on a linebacker when USC is in that 3-4.

96, all indications are Howard Matthews had a great spring. With the experience back there and all the raving about Terry Joseph as the new secondary coach, I absolutely expect that to be a strength.

I saw on another thread about SC's spring ball that the defensive line was a disappointment and was struggling to get pressure on the quarterback. That MUST be fixed for South Carolina by kickoff.

Do I necessarily expect A&M to win? No. But, I do think people grossly underestimate us because of no Johnny. These are the same folks you see on ESPN you simply evaluate teams based on how they were last year minus the players they are losing. They give no credit to player development, and they give little credit to recruiting, at least in A&M's case. Regardless of the outcome of this game, A&M is going to surprise people around the country with how competitive they can be.

Not running a 3-4. That's not our base D

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